Discussion
Which of these is the correct order of India’s major physiographic divisions from north to south?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Himalaya, Northern Plains, Peninsular Plateau, Coastal Plains
India divides into six physiographic regions, and from north to south they run: the Himalaya, the Northern Plains, the Peninsular Plateau, the Coastal Plains, with the Indian Desert to the west and the Islands offshore. Each has a distinct origin. The Himalaya are young fold mountains raised by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates and still rising. The Northern Plains are alluvium deposited by the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra in the trough left in front of them - the most fertile and densely settled part of the country. The Peninsular Plateau is ancient Gondwana rock, among the oldest and most stable landmasses on Earth, tilting gently eastward. The Coastal Plains flank it, the western narrow and the eastern broad with large deltas. The contrast between the young, unstable north and the old, stable south accounts for much of India’s geology, drainage and seismic risk.
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